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Valiant's Famous First Glimpses

WHAT IS A FIRST GLIMPSE?

A first glimpse is that "first picture" of a character in a comic...
From Magnus on the cover of Magnus #1 to
Jack Boniface (Shadowman) in the cameo panel of X-O Manowar #4...
This page reminds us where we saw them first.

MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER

Magnus - cover of Magnus #1 - May 1991

SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM

Phil Seleski - cover of Solar #1 - Sep 1991

Solar in costume - panel inside Solar #2 - Oct 1991

DR. ERICA PIERCE - MOTHERGOD

Erica Pierce - panel inside Solar #1 - Sep 1991

RAI

Rai - attached card inside Magnus #4 - Sep 1991

HARADA and the HARBINGER FOUNDATION

Toyo Harada - panel inside Solar #3 - Nov 1991

Harbinger Foundation - panel inside Solar #3 - Nov 1991

HARBINGER KIDS

Harbinger Kids - cover of Harbinger #1 - Jan 1992

X-O MANOWAR

X-O Armor - panel inside Magnus #7 - Dec 1991

X-O Manowar - cover of X-O Manowar #1 - Feb 1992

SHADOWMAN

Jack Boniface - panel inside X-O Manowar #4 - May 1992

Shadowman in costume - cover of Shadowman #1 - May 1992

MASTER DARQUE

Master Darque - cover of Shadowman #8 - Dec 1992

TUROK, DINOSAUR HUNTER

Turok - cover of Magnus #12 - May 1992

ETERNAL WARRIOR

Gilad Abrams - panel inside Solar #10 - Jun 1992

GEOMANCER

Buck & Geoff McHenry - panel inside Solar #10 - Jun 1992

BLOODSHOT

Bloodshot - inside panel Eternal Warrior #4 - Nov 1992

MORE COMING SOON...
Advertisements don't count...
It's got to be "part of the story", which includes front covers and story pages.
Since the cover is the first thing we see, cover shots are the most
common form of "first glimpse".
I'm looking for those first clear shots at the face of our characters.